He Córdoba by Iván Ania It is a team which as have the ball. He showed it last season and he is trying to do it this season, but it is more complicated in a category where he is no longer the big one, but one more in a Second Division where every day there are more quality. However, official Hypermotion League statistics indicate that the battle for possession is fiercely fought, and that it is profitable for them to win.
The first indicator that jumps into the field in this analysis is the number of passes. In the nine matches played by the green and white team, they have accumulated 3,080. This places them in the temperate zone of this classification. Inside twelfth place -six above its location in the general table- is the riverside group. The ranking is led by Elche, with 4,337 passes and the last is Eldense (2,475).
Córdoba’s playing style is also reflected in another parameter that can be built: relate those mentioned pass with the number of goals. A lower average will indicate a more vertical team and a higher average will indicate a more tactile set. In this report, Córdoba is again twelfth: it scores one point on average every 308 ball circulations.
This ranking is led by Oviedo: every goal for this team comes after 546 passes – these are still averages. At the other end of this table is the Huesca. With each 198 ball circulationsreach somehow. The football of the Huesca team, third in La Liga (16 points out of 27 possible), is not focused on the search for possession. He only won it in two of the nine matches he played.
Six points scored when possession is won
But, For Cordoba it is relevant. Because that’s one of its characteristics. And it’s profitable for you. This is confirmed by the figures. They have won possession in six of their games. And in these six matches, Ania’s team had one victory, three draws and two defeats. That is to say, the Green and White added six points – 66% of what they have – in games where they had the ball longer than their opponents.
In the three matches in which they lost possessiononly achieved a lot of three points. He obtained them during the clash against Deportivo (2-0). Those of Ania had 44% and those of A Coruña 56%. He also failed to win against Elche. He remains at 37.8% and suffers a clear defeat (3-1).
And the game in which he was able to enjoy the ball the least was the last one he played: the visit to Granadain which they were beaten (1-0). He stayed in 36.1%. But we must take into account that there was a big obstacle which ended up at ten due to the expulsion of Théo Zidane in the 38th minute. When the midfielder saw red, the match was at zero. The green and white team had to rethink their strategy and control of the ball took precedence over an opponent who, thanks to their numerical superiority, had an easier time dominating.
